chestnut
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈʧɛstnʌt/
- I have a photo of my granddad in his late 60s at the controls of a mill in the NC mountains as he sawed a chestnut log about four feet across.
- chestnut finish
- oak and chestnut
- pine and chestnut
Examples
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The hardwood floors of this period were typically white oak, chestnut, maple, or black walnut milled into 2- to 3-wide boards.
Blog text (22) -
The lumber, much of it chestnut and heart pine, is sold as premium flooring, paneling, and molding.
Academic text (2000) -
The bar itself was a beauty, an aged chestnut that he'd already noted the Gallaghers kept wiped and polished.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sturdy table was crafted from chestnut wood, showcasing its beautiful grain and durability.
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The cabin featured elegant chestnut paneling that added warmth and character to the interior.
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Our architect recommended using chestnut for the flooring due to its strength and attractive appearance.
Synonyms
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5.7
A large eastern North American tree that makes edible nuts and strong wood
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5.6
A tree from China and Korea that makes small sweet nuts you can eat
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3.8
A large tree that loses its leaves and makes nuts you can eat and good wood
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6.4
A tree from Japan that loses its leaves and produces edible nuts
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6.1
A large tree that loses its leaves and produces sweet edible nuts and useful wood
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9.9
A large evergreen tree from India with white sweet-smelling flowers and very hard wood used for building
A large tree from eastern North America that makes sweet edible nuts and useful wood
A large tree that has sweet edible nuts and gives shade
Compounds
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2.3
A large tree that makes nuts you can eat in prickly cases and has leaves that turn brown in autumn
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5.7
A large eastern North American tree that makes edible nuts and strong wood
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5.4
A large tree with hand-shaped leaves and showy flowers that make shiny brown seeds you cannot eat
- Specialized
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7.6
A fungus that makes open sores on American chestnut trees and often kills them
- US
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7.4
A North American oak tree with leaves like a chestnut and dark, deeply ridged bark
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6.1
A large tree that loses its leaves and produces sweet edible nuts and useful wood
- Specialized
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6.6
A medium to large tree with big leaves that grows in wet areas of the southeastern United States
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7.9
A small bushy tree from the southeastern United States that makes small edible nuts
- Indian
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9.9
A large evergreen tree from India with white sweet-smelling flowers and very hard wood used for building
- Specialized
A disease that attacks chestnut trees, making sores on the bark and often killing the tree
- Specialized
A disease that kills American chestnut trees by making deep wounds in their bark
A large tree from eastern North America that makes sweet edible nuts and useful wood
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with orange-yellow flowers and large pods that contain edible seeds like chestnuts
- Australian
An Australian tree with divided leaves, orange flowers, large pods, and dark strong wood
- Specialized
A group of trees like horse-chestnuts with large flowers and glossy inedible seeds in hard cases
A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with strong, durable wood
How Durable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chestnut for the wood is named after the chestnut tree (from Latin castanea), so the strong, brown wood is simply called by the tree that gives it.